 Perm (135), Tryon, North Carolina, USA
Apr 28, 2008
This is a fantastic classic-English-style Barleywine. I prefer it to Sierra Nevada, I think.
I have now added “barleywine” to my MS Word’s spell-check dictionary. As should all beer drinkers, based on this offering from Mr. Oliver & co. Rumor is that they blast the opening chorus from Carmina Burana when they brew it.
This is what we call a “fighting beer.” Useful in hand-to-hand combat, I’m sure. Treat it with respect and it will satisfy you long into a cold winter’s night.
Try it with dessert, especially if dessert means creme brulee.
thickfreakness (63), Austin, Texas, USA
Sep 6, 2008 Thanks to Tayner for this extra. Pours a dark amber with an off white head that lasts for a while and leaves some nice lacing on the glass. Caramel, vanilla, raisins, biting alcohol, and citrus on the nose. Flavor is caramel and citrus with some raisin and booze. Slight bit of oxidized (cardboard) flavor. A nice citrus hoppy finish. Prickly carbonation and a medium to syrupy body. A decent barleywine.
Linnet (14), , Sweden
Aug 31, 2008 Deep reddish colour, small off white head. Fruity warming spicy malty aroma.
Flavor, citrus, pine some maltiness a very warming after taste. A very well rounded unassuming barley wine that growes on you the more you drink of it.
nqualls (205), Tennessee, USA
Aug 28, 2008 Poured reddish brown with a small off white head. Aroma was alcohol and dark fruit. Flavor was sweet with dark fruit and warming alcohol. Good beer.
mirjukka (385), LOHJA, Finland
Aug 27, 2008 bottle 355ml 4€ at Pikkulintu Helsinki 250808 shared with JK54B.Thanks!
color: reddish brown scent:barley wine.
Taste: Vintage. Kick of pine and grapefruit spicy ginger then dried fruits sweetness and hops in aftertaste. I was warned by staff to take this last of the night ,you can’t taste anything after that. True but this I want more.
JK54B (303), Finland
Aug 25, 2008 Updated: Aug 26, 2008A reddish brown colour. Some hints of prunes and maltiness in the nose. Nice sweetness and dried figs and licorice in the taste. The taste is coming better and better during ageing. A bottle at Pikkulintu shared with Mirjukka.
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